The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-05
Delegations Intending to Call on Gov. Oglesby
in the Interest of Communication Notified
To Be in Springfield on the 9th.
A Rapid Increase in the Number of Pc
titions and Appeals for Clemency.
The Governor Engaged in Studying the Rec
ord in the Case-Editor Shevitch Threat
ems Vengeance if the Men Are Hanged.
THE APPEAL TO OGLESBY.
Captain Black Says All the Condemned Men
Will Sign the Petition.

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Captain Black Says All the Condemned Men
Will Sign the Petition.
CHICAGO, Nov. 4-"I expect to go to Spring
field on Monday with petition to the Governor
for clemency. signed by every one of the seven
condemned men," is what Captain Black told a
cluster &C reporters to-day. "Such petition as
I shall carry does not mean that the men re-
nounce their principles, that they are down on
their marrow bones begging for mercy, or that
they regard themselves as guilty of any crime.
1t will be complying with the law in the matter
and calling on Governor Oglesby to perform a
judicial act" Captain Black said that he would
notify the States attorney and Judge Gary, to.
morrow or Monday, of his iatention to ask
pardon prescribed by Law. He did not think
the States attorney would oppose the applca-
tion. AS to who would 60 with him he did not
know.
The Anarchists wore visited in the Jail, shortly
before noon to-day, by Captain Black, attorney
Moses Solomon, and another gentleman, who
refused to give his name. but who is said to be
from New York on q mission here in the inter
est of saving the necks of the doomed men. A
brief interview was held, as the men were
locked up in their cells The subject discussed
is said to have related to the securing of the
begging for .clemency. Captain Black pre-
sented no paper to the men to-day, but said
few words to them calculated to bring that
about. and his companion talked in the same
STRAIN. Mr.. Salomon limited that special efforts
are being made in Fieden's behalf The i'm
prisoned Anarchists received their friends as
usual to-day, and were apparently Indifferent of
any occurrence the near future had in store for
them.
Captain Black and L. S. Oliver, of the Am
nesty Association, to-day asked Mayor Roche
for permission to circulate petition at the
street corners invoking executive clemency in
behalf of the condemned Anarchists. Mayor
Roche says he has objection TO this provid-
ing it be done in a proper manner and with
proper spirit. He does not desire that crowds
congregate at any of the places where petitions
circulated, SO as to Inconvenience travel.
and will not permit such thing: but if proper
petition, couched in respectful terms, is cireus
lated on the streets quietly, decently and in or
der. he sees no objection. The Mayor will ex-
anime the phraseology and general character of
the petition before it is given out for circula-
tion.
Petitions imploring Governor Oglesby to ex-
ercse his high prerogative in favor of the
doomed Anarchists multiplying at rapid
rate. Among others to-day petition was
drafted and put in circulation by Rabbi E. G.
Hirsch, the distin guished Jewish divine and re-
ceived many signatures The following we'll
known gentlemen have signed petitions asking
for com mutation of. sentences: Ex-senator Ly-
man Trumbull, Judge Moran, Merwin Hughitt,
president OF the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
way; Lyman j. Gage, president of the First Ma
tional Bank; j. K. Boyesen, Democratic candi-
date for States Attorney
There was rumor about the Jail to-day that
Governor Oglesby had sent up agent to ex-
anime into the case and determine the degrees
of guilt of the seven. Schwab refused to talk
when questioned on this point. 1t required lit
tie coaxing, however to get him to deny the
Pittsburg yarn. He declared that Schnaubelt
had a partner, but that he not bomb
thrower. Parsons said the story was nonsense.
Captain Black called about O'Clock to say
goodbye He leaves for Springfield Monday
to present the petitions.
President Oliver, of the Amnesty Association,
said tonight "The mass-meeting we desired to
hold on Saturday night we have given up, as 1t
appears that. for some cause or other, we have
been boycotted by all hall-owners. even though
we offered unusual rental The association will
make an effort to permission erect
Amnesty stands on the streets, in charge of
the association.
Three of the condemned Anarchists have
signed the petition to the Governor asking
ecutive clemency. Four of them still refuse to
do so. Friends of these four pleaded with them
all day TO-DAY. but the names of Enee Ingg,
final meeting for the day broke up
at o'clock. 1t is definitely
understood that the exertions the
part of outside friends to save the condemned
mems lives being carried out with view of
complying with the expressed wishes of Gov.
Oglesby. To this end, individual appeals
being actively circulated containing only the
names of Fielden and Schwab.
This afternoon at the jail was entirely devoted
to an effort to secure signatures of the men for
Communication of sentence by the visiting friends.
q called Fischer 1ata 70
a reporter he said: ~ will not sign the petition
to the Gouernor. have said in my letter, if the
mercy, not for pardon. But shall never put
my name to petition asking him to commute
my sentence to life imprisonment"
The following telegram, showing the exact
time when clemency will be formally asked of
the Governor. was sent tonight:
soil. and others. New York:
Formal application to the Governor for elem
ency for the Anarchists will be made Wednesday,
Nov. 8. The Chicago delegation leaves here Tues
GEO. A. scH1LL1NG.
The charges of criminal libel against the
editors and owners OF the Arbeter Zeitune,
which Ernest Leguer made against them in
court, Oct. %, came ND for a hearing to-day.
The offensive editorial paragraphs alleged that
Leguer at one time a friend of August Spies,
had been paid $500 by the enemies of Anarchists
to leave the city. and thus avoid test;tying
favorably for the defense Attorney Signund
case for the defendants. He began by disclaim-
ing that his clients the editors and owners
OF the Arheiier Leitung. and demanded that the
prosecution prove they were. This. it appears,
it will be somewhat difficult to do. because the
Arbeiter Zeitung people have artfully con-
Quoted their business that the responsibility
seems to lie nowhere. The only testimony of
consequence was given by the plaintiff, Leguer.
He said that after the Haymarket riot he
manned in this city until the latter part of July,
1856 He went to Kansas City, stayed there
two weeks and then Aurora. Neb,
where he remained four days. He was in Liza
coin. Neb., one day, and then got job
bridge builder near there. He had not been
paid one cent. he said, and left of his own
count The brothers of Spies told him that his
testimony was not very important, and that ne
might go. Leguer was subjected to a long,
wearisome cross -examin alton by the ArbeIter
Zeitung attorney, with no apparent result, and
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